Example sentences of "[vb past] more than a [adj] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But ‘ the Eddie ’ signified more than a mere sporting spectacular : it was a celebration of a way of life .
2 I get the impression that the disappearance last year of Sounds and Record Mirror caused more than a slight fluttering in the dovecote and that the paper has since tended to concentrate more on This Week 's Sensation and less on the diverting things going on on the fringe .
3 Gerry Burton 's announcement in April last year that he would not be seeking re-election as Kidson Impey 's national senior partner caused more than a few raised eyebrows .
4 Abel , for example , is obviously a Democrat , as he slipped more than a few anti-Reagan barbs into his presentation .
5 Men with periodontitis had more than a twofold increased risk of dying compared with men who had no periodontal disease at baseline .
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